A giant bronze statue of the animal that inspired the San Diego Zoo was unveiled Sunday at the zoo’s entrance.A large crowd gathered outside the zoo when the giant statue of Rex, the very first lion at the zoo and whose roar inspired the zoo’s founding back in 1916, was…
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A transgender retired Marine Corps officer said President Donald Trump’s transgender ban is nothing but prejudice.Trump on Friday issued a memo banning most transgender troops from serving in the military with some exceptions under “limited circumstances.” Neighbor on a Mission to Help Family in Need Marine Corps officer Paige Biron said the…
Federal authorities deported a military veteran who served two tours in Afghanistan but was later convicted of drug crimes, an agency spokeswoman said Sunday.In a statement, the spokeswoman, Nicole Alberico of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, said immigration agents returned Miguel Perez Jr., 39, to Mexican authorities on Friday.In…
A local artist is taking the ubiquitous ‘selfie’ and turning it into art.“Tourists Taking Selfies,” a new downtown exhibit, takes existing landscapes and adds paintings of people taking selfies. Neighbor on a Mission to Help Family in Need Local artist Jessica Ling Findley says she came up with the idea…
A Vista pizza shop owner is showing what it means to give back to your community. Ben Phillips, of Pizzamaniac, donated $700 to the Vista American Little League after he heard that the league’s snack bar had been broken into. Hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise were stolen in the break-in,…
